How to win lane as Vladimir against Volibear · 51.88% win rate (1,274 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Coinflip — pool his bite all-in, but his early out-trades your weak laning. Whoever snowballs the early takes it.
Track: Volibear's Q — Thundering Smash (12–10s cooldown). His engage. Pool/dodge it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Volibear.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 1,274 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Volibear's passive and W Frenzied Maul sustain beat your level-1 poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is skill-based if you space out of his Q stun range. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even so long as you avoid his engage and farm safe. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | His level-4 Q-stun all-in with E and W out-trades your poke. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | R Stormbringer makes his level-6 tower dive a real threat. |
| First item | Vladimir | At first item your AP burst outpaces his Maul sustain and flips the lane. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You outscale a bruiser Voli at 2+ items, kiting his R and bursting him down. |
Volibear out-muscles you early — his passive and W Frenzied Maul sustain beat your level-1 poke, so he wins that first exchange. Levels 2-3 are skill-based: if you space well and hold W you can farm evenly, but stepping into his Q range gets you rooted and chunked. Don't try to trade into his sustain; use Q Transfusion to stay healthy and wait for your spike. Ward for his run-down ganks with R.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Volibear report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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Vladimir, slightly — a 51.88% win rate edge over 1,274 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (51.88% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (51.88% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Volibear.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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